25 Games Tonight, 6 Games Last Night

#1 posting 11.1.2007
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TONIGHT
The first state tickets will be punched tonight. Three championships (4, 6, 7) in class AAA will be decided. There are 22 other contests tonight.

In AAA semifinals Farmington is making the trip to Rochester for the second time ever in section 1. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

In the southwest corner of the state Windom faces SW Star in 3A and Marshall plays Pipestone in 3AA. Both are subsection finals. From the Worthington Daily Globe. The Marshall/Pipestone revenge match is also featured in the Marshall Independent.

LAST NIGHT
There were 6 contests last night. I reported on Maple Grove's upset win over Totino-Grace and Blaine's win over Osseo. Also---

AA
1: Stewartville swept Cannon Falls to take the west title. Caledonia had to rally to beat St. Charles to the win the east championship. Caledonia lost Megan King to an ankle injury in game four. From the Rochester Post Bulletin and the Winona Daily News.

A
1: #5 seed Wabasha-Kellogg continued their run in the east with a 3-1 win over #2 Fillmore Central. From the Winona Daily News and Rochester Post Bulletin.

FANS
Jordan has a loyal fan base and sophomore Shane Olson is featured in the Jordan News.

BREAKDOWN
# of games, %Sweeps, %5s; first game win%, upset%
AAA: 2, .500, .000, 1.000, .500
AA: 2, .500, .500, 1.000, .000
A: 2, .000, .000, .500, .500
totals: 6, .333, .167, .833, .333
Win the first game and you can almost leave the gym knowing the final outcome. Almost.

NUMBER CRUNCHING
KILLS
AAA
Ellie Duffy, Totino-Grace 20 vs Maple Grove 1-3
AA
Emily Nelson, St. Charles 26 vs Caledonia 2-3
A
Chelsea Nagle, Fillmore Central 29 vs Wabasha-Kellogg 1-3

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